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Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Bathyaethiops: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, Aethiopia, an African country (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Harold T Green (d: 1964) was a taxidermist and artist who was the Curator of Exhibits, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, where he worked (1920–1964). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)
Africa: middle Congo River basin, in the Likouala drainage in Republic of Congo (Ref. 83895) and the Ruki (Ref. 42032) and Lake Mai Ndombe drainage (Ref. 110423) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12468)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Paugy, D., 1984. Characidae. p. 140-183. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 5331)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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